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wren

/ren/US // rɛn //UK // (rɛn) //

鹪鹩,鹩哥,筚路蓝缕,冉冉

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : any of numerous small, active songbirds of the family Troglodytidae, especially Troglodytes troglodytes, of the Northern Hemisphere, having dark-brown plumage barred with black and a short, upright tail.Compare house wren, marsh wren, rock wren, winter wren.
    • : any of various similar, unrelated birds, especially any of several Old World warblers.

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Examples

  • Mother fairy wrens sang while incubating their eggs, even though it would have made more sense to keep quiet to avoid attracting predators.

  • Colombelli-Négrel and colleagues’ earlier studies of unhatched fairy wrens showed a slowed heart rate in response to repeated sounds of their own species, but not others.

  • Wren and Janzo unleash a menace so Garret and Zed go on a hunt.

  • They probably wouldn’t allow another wren pair to nest there.

  • “The market is still pretty convinced we’re going to see good news on both fronts, it’s just not sure when,” Wren said.

  • As an example, on the street yesterday I found a Winter Wren.

  • It is part of the clock-tower wing of the royal residence, designed by Sir Christopher Wren in the 17th century.

  • Their son, Wren, was born on March 9, 2010, shortly after noon.

  • With every breath, Wren made a cooing noise, but Jones looked online and saw that lots of newborns make funny sounds.

  • Mrs. Wren glanced at the small person whose breakfast she had interrupted.

  • The Wren Building, named in his honor, was constructed by 1698 and it is the oldest academic structure still in existence.

  • The original design of Wren had to be altered slightly because of the terrain of the country-side.

  • The wren, to seek for which used to be the sport dedicated to the holytide, was left unpursued and unslain.

  • And the song and story which that thoughtful priest put into the ritual, was the story of the wren.